The annual salary statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage data of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Grand Rapids-Wyoming is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $29,740 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $33,820 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $40,240 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $45,250 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $51,760 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $51,760. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,240. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,740.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $40,240 | 7.75% | 27.44% |
| 2021 | $37,120 | 3.53% | - |
| 2020 | $35,810 | 0.98% | - |
| 2019 | $35,460 | 0.34% | - |
| 2018 | $35,340 | -5.52% | - |
| 2017 | $37,290 | -4.53% | - |
| 2016 | $38,980 | 14.65% | - |
| 2015 | $33,270 | -0.27% | - |
| 2014 | $33,360 | 25.27% | - |
| 2013 | $24,930 | -17.13% | - |
| 2012 | $29,200 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $40,240 in Grand Rapids-Wyoming is in the middle of salary range for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Grand Rapids-Wyoming is 25.7 percent (25.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area and 23.4 percent (23.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Holland-Grand Haven.